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Driver Flees State Police During Traffic Stop, Crashes, Busted With Drugs
A driver who took police on a chase on I-87 following a traffic stop in Westchester ended up crashing the vehicle and was allegedly caught with drugs.
The incident took place around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the Village of Ardsley, when State Police attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Cory L. Lee, 41, of Woodbridge, Virginia on I-87 for traffic violations said Trooper Tara L. McCormick.
While troopers approached the vehicle, Lee fled the scene and a pursuit ensued.
A short time later, the vehicle took Exit 7, and lost control on the ramp, striking the guardrails. The driver…
Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Dobbs Ferry Resident
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 91-year-old man in Westchester.
Johnny David Machado, of Hastings-on-Hudson, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 1, in connection with the incident that took place around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, in a crosswalk in Dobbs Ferry, said the Dobbs Ferry Police Department.
According to the police, Rocco DePaolo, a Dobbs Ferry resident, was struck while crossing Route 9 at the intersection with Maple Street by Machado, who was driving a dark-colored vehicle and then fled the scene, police said.
DePaolo, who graduate…
Lifelong Dobbs Ferry Resident, 91, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
A 91-year-old man who lived his entire life on the same block in Westchester was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a roadway at night.
Rocco DePaolo was killed in Dobbs Ferry around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, while crossing the intersection of Broadway (Route 9) and Maple Street, said the Village of Dobbs Ferry Police.
DePaolo, who graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School in 1945, was inside a crosswalk when the dark-colored vehicle hit him, police said.
The vehicle, which was later found, fled in a southerly direction, police said.
DePaolo was transported by …
